No. 28020/1/2010-Estt.

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Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
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North Block, New Delhi
Dated 17 th August, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Technical Resignation & Lien- Consolidated guidelines.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's OM of even number dated
December, 2013 on the above subject and to say that guidelines/ instructions
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regarding Technical Resignation have been issued from time to time. It is now proposed to
further consolidate these instructions, as the Department continues to receive frequent
references on these issues.
2.1 Technical Resignation

June, 1965,
2.1.1 As per the Ministry of Finance OM No. 3379-E.III (B)/65 dated the 17 th
the resignation is treated as a technical formality where a Government servant has applied
through proper channel for a post in the same or some other Department, and is on selection,
required to resign the previous post for administrative reasons. The resignation will be treated
as technical resignation if these conditions are met, even if the Government servant has not
mentioned the word "Technical" while submitting his resignation. The benefit of past service,
under rules, may be given in such cases. Resignation in other cases
if otherwise admissible
including where competent authority has not allowed the Government servant to forward the
application through proper channel will not be treated as a technical resignation and benefit
of past service will not be admissible. Also, no question of benefit of a resignation being
ad hoc basis.
treated as a technical resignation arises in case of it being from a post held on
2.1.2 This benefit is also admissible to Government servants who have applied before
joining the Government service and on that account the application was not routed through
proper channel. The benefit of past service is allowed in such cases subject to the fulfillment
of the following conditions:
(

(ii)

(iii)

the Government servant should intimate the details of such application

immediately on their joining;
the Government servant at the time of resignation should specifically make a
request, indicating that he is resigning to take up another appointment under the
Government for which he applied before joining the Government service;
the authority accepting the resignation should satisfy itself that had the
employee been in service on the date of application for the post mentioned by
the employee, his application would have been forwarded through proper
channel.
(DOPT' s 0.M.No.13/24/92-Estt(Pay-1) dated 22.01.1993)

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2.2 Carry forward of Leave benefits

(i)

(ii)

In terms of Rule 9(2) of the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972, technical resignation shall
not result in the lapse of leave to the credit of the Government servant. The
balance of unutilized Child Care Leave(CCL) as well as all other leaves of the
kind due & admissible will be carried forward.
As per rule 39-D of the CCS(Leave) Rules,1972, in case of permanent absorption
in PSUs/ Autonomous Bodies/ State Government etc., the Government servant
shall be granted cash equivalent of leave salary in respect of EL & HPL at his
credit subject to overall limit of 300 days.

2.3 Carry forward of LTC

Entitlement to LTC may be carried forward in case of a Central Government Servant

who joins another post after having submitted Technical Resignation. In case of a
Government Servant who resigns within 8 years of his appointment and joins another post in
the Government after Technical Resignation, the Government Servant will be treated as a
fresh recruit for a period of 8 years from the date of his initial appointment under
Government. Thus if a Government Servant joins another Department after serving in
Government for 4 years, he will be treated as a fresh recruit for 4 years in the new
Department.
2.4

Pay Protection, eligibility of past service for reckoning of the minimum period
for grant of Annual Increment

In cases of appointment of a Government servant to another post in Government on

acceptance of technical resignation, the protection of pay is given in terms of the Ministry of
June, 1965 read with proviso to FR 22-B.
Finance OM No. 3379-E.III (B)/65 dated the 17 th
Thus, if the pay fixed in the new post is less than his pay in the post he holds substantively,
he will draw the presumptive pay of the pay he holds substantively as define in FR-9(24).
r reckoning of
Past service rendered by such a Government servant is taken into account fed
in
the minimum period for grant of annual increment in the new post/ service/ cadre In
Government under the provisions of FR 26 read with Rule 10 of CCS (RP) Rules, 2016.
case the Government servant rejoins his earlier posts, he will be entitled to increments for the
period of his absence from that post.
2.5 GPF transfer

Transfer of GPF on technical resignation would be governed by Rule 35 of the

General Provident Fund (Central Services) Rules, 1960.
2.6 Seniority

On technical resignation, seniority in the post held by the Government servant on

substantive basis continues to be protected. However, in case of a Government servant
deciding to rejoin his substantive post, the period spent in another department which he had
joined after submitting his technical resignation will not count for minimum qualifying
service for promotion in the higher post.

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/2.7 Applicability of Pension Scheme

In cases where Government servants, who had originally joined government service
prior to 01.01.2004, apply for posts in the same or other Departments and on selection they
are asked to tender technical resignation, the past services are counted towards pension if
if the
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new post is in a pensionable establishment terms of Rule 2(2) of CCS 2 even
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dederthe CCS(Pens ion) Rules,
1972. They will thus continue to be covereun
join the new post after 1.1.2004.
(Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare's 0.M.No.28/30/2004 -P&PW(B)
dated 26.07.2005)
2.8 New Pension Scheme

In case of 'Technical Resignation' of Government servant covered under National

Pension System (NPS), the balance standing to their Personal Retirement Account (PRA)
along-with their PRAN will be carried forward to the new office.
Transfer of Service Book from parent Department to present Department.
2.9

As per SR- 198, the Service Book is to be maintained for a Government servant from
the date of his/her first appointment to Government service and it must be kept in the custody
of the Head of Office in which he is serving and transferred with him from office to office.
2.10 Need for Medical examination.

In cases where a person has already been examined by a Medical Board in respect of
his previous appointment and if standard of medical examination prescribed for the new post
is the same, then he need not be required to undergo a fresh examination.
2.11 Verification of Character & Antecedents

In the case of a person who was originally employed in an office of the Central
from his previous office and
Government, if the period intervening between date of dischargeit woul
sufficient if the
than a year,
the date of securing a new appointment, is less
appointing authority, before making the appointment, satisfies itself by a reference to the
office in which the candidate was previously employed that (a) that office have verified his
character and antecedents; and (b) his conduct while in the employ in that office did not
render him unsuitable for employment under Government. If however, more than a year has
lapsed after the discharge of the person from his previous office, verification should
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carried out in full/afresh, in accordance with 0.M.No.18011/9(s)/78-Estt(B)
July,1982.
3.1 Lien

3.1.1 Lien is defined in FR 9(13). It represents the right of a Government employee

to hold a regular post, whether permanent or temporary, either immediately or on the
termination of the period of absence. The benefit of having a lien in a
post/service/cadre is enjoyed by all employees who are confirmed in the
post/service/cadre of entry or who have been promoted to a higher post, declared as
having completed the probation where it is prescribed. It is also available to those
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who have been promoted on regular basis to a higher post where no probation is
prescribed under the rules, as the case may be.
3.1.2 The abght will, however, be subject to the condition that the junior-most
ove ri
person in the cadre will be liable to be reverted to the lower post/service/cadre if at
than the posts available in that
ersons so entitled is more

any time the number of p
cadre/service.
(DOPT' s 0.M.No.18011/1/86-Estt (D) dated 28.03.1998)
3.2 Lien on a post
A Government servant who has acquired a lien on a post retains a lien on that post-

(a)
(b)
(c)

while performing the duties of that post;

while on foreign service, or holding a temporary post or officiating in another
; unless is he is transferred
post;
during joining time on transfer to another post his
lien transfer the

substantively to a post on lower pay, in which case
new post from the date on which he is relieved of his duties in the old post;

while on leave; and

(d)
while under suspension.
(e)
A Government servant on acquiring a lien on a post will cease to hold any lien
previously acquired on any other post.
Retention of lien for appointment in another central government office/ State
3.3

Government
ermanent Government servant appointed in another Central Government
ign from his parent department
has to resign
(i) A p

Department/Office/
State
Government,
reverts to that department within a period of 2 years, or 3 years in
unless
he cases. An undertaking to abide by this condition may be taken from him
exceptional
at the time of forwarding of his application to other departments/offices.

(ii)

The exceptional cases may be when the Government servant is not confirmed in the
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artment/office
where he has joined within a period of 2 years. In such cases he
may be permitted to retain the lien in the parent department/ office for one more year.
While granting such permission, a fresh undertaking similar to the one indicated
above may be taken from the employee.

f the
(iii) Timely action should be taken to ensure extension/ reversion/ resignation o years.
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employees to their parent cadres on completion of the presribed
period o
suitable
In cases, where employees do not respond to instructions,
initiated against them for violating the agreement/ undertaking given by them as per
(i) and (ii) above and for termination of their lien. Adequat e opportunity may,
however, be given to the officer prior to such consideration.
with the
(iv) Temporary Government servants will be required to severe connectionsretained i
Government in case of their selection for outside posts. No lien will be n
such cases.

(DOPT 0.M.No.8/4/70-Estt(C) dated 06.03.1974)

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3.4 Termination of Lien

3.4.1 A Government servant's lien on a post may in no circumstances be terminated even
with his consent if the result will be to leave him without a lien upon a permanent post.
Unless his lien is transferred, a Government servant holding substantively a permanent post
retains lien on that post. It will not be correct to deny a Government servant lien to a post he
was holding substantively on the plea that he had not requested for retention of lien while
submitting his Technical Resignation, or to relieve such a Government servant with a
condition on that no lien will be retained.
3.4.2 A Government employee's lien on a post shall stand terminated on his acquiring a lien
on a permanent post (whether under the Central Government or a State Government) outside
the cadre on which he is borne.
3.4.3 No lien shall be retained:
a. where a Government servant has proceeded on immediate absorption basis to a
post or service outside his service/ cadre/ post in the Government from the date of
absorption; and
b. on foreign service/ deputation beyond the maximum limit admissible under the
orders of the Government issued from time to time.
(Notification No.28020/1/96-Estt(C) dated 09.02.1998)
3.5 Transfer of Lien
The lien of a Government servant, who is not performing the duties of the post to
which the lien pertains, can be transferred to another post in the same cadre subject to the
provisions of Fundamental Rule 15.
(Notification No.28020/1/96-Estt(C) dated 09.02.1998)
3.6 Joining Time, Joining Time Pay &Travelling Allowance
Provisions relating to joining time are as follows:
3.6.1 For appointment to posts under the Central Government on results of a competition
and/or interview open to Government servants and others, Central Government employees
and permanent/ provisionally permanent State Government employees will be entitled to
joining time under the CCS(Joining Time) Rules,1979. Joining time will be included as
qualifying service in the new job.
3.6.2 A Government servant on joining time shall be regarded as on duty during that period
and shall be entitled to be paid joining time pay equal to the pay which was drawn before
relinquishment of charge in the old post. He will also be entitled to Dearness Allowance, if
any, appropriate to the joining time pay. In addition, he can also draw compensatory
allowances like House Rent Allowance as applicable to the old station from which he was
transferred. He shall not be allowed Conveyance Allowance or permanent Travelling
Allowance.

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t o n the basis of results of a

3.6.3 For appointments to posts under the Central Governmen ot hers , Central
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competition and /or interview open to Government servants an
employees and permanent/ provisionally permanent State Government employees shall be
entitled to Transfer Travelling Allowance(TTA). However, temporary Central Government
employees with less than 3 years of regular continuous service would not be entitled for TTA,
as they are not entitled joining time pay under Joining Time Rules.
All Ministries/ Departments are requested to bring the instructions/ guidelines to the
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notice of all concerned.
(Mukesh Chaturvedi)
Director (Estt.)
Telefax: 23093176

To
All Secretaries of Ministries / Departments.
Copy to

1. President's Secretariat, New Delhi.

2. Vice-President's Secretariat, New Delhi.
3. The Prime Minister's Office, New Delhi.
Secretariat, New Delhi.
4. Cabinet
Rajya Sabha Secretariat/Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi.
5. The Registrar General, the Supreme Court of India, New Delhi.
6. The Registrar, Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi.
7. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, New Delhi.
8. The Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi.
9.
10. Central 'Vigilance Commission, New Delhi.
11. Central Bureau of Investigation, New Delhi.
Union Territory Administration
12. All
Secretary, Staff side, National Council (JCM), 13 C, Ferozeshah Road, New
13.
Delhi.
ADG (M&C), Press Information Bureau, DoP&T.
14.. NIC Cell with request to upload it under OMs and Orders, Establishment, Lien
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and also 'What is New'.
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16. Hindi Section, DOP&T.
(Mukesh Chaturvedi)
Director (Estt.)

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